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Which main principle of Confucianism is being discussed in this passage?
"...one statement of Confucius...occurs twice in the Analects: 'when a mans father is alive, look bent of his will;when his father is dead,look at conduct. if for three years he does not change from his fathers way, he may be called filial[loyal to his parents].'...Zhu Xi interprets this passage in the following way;'when his father is alive, he should observe his fathers will, and not acting on his own, and his will can be known according to his fathers will. when his father is dead, his own conduct can be seen, and he can be judged by his own conduct wether he himself is good or not. he may be called filial,however, only when he must not change from his fathers ways for 3 years; otherwise he may not be called filial even if his conduct itself is not good.'...one should unconditionally carry in the manner of one's father for 3 years in order to feel at ease in one's heart." -Qingping Lui
"...one statement of Confucius...occurs twice in the Analects: 'when a mans father is alive, look bent of his will;when his father is dead,look at conduct. if for three years he does not change from his fathers way, he may be called filial[loyal to his parents].'...Zhu Xi interprets this passage in the following way;'when his father is alive, he should observe his fathers will, and not acting on his own, and his will can be known according to his fathers will. when his father is dead, his own conduct can be seen, and he can be judged by his own conduct wether he himself is good or not. he may be called filial,however, only when he must not change from his fathers ways for 3 years; otherwise he may not be called filial even if his conduct itself is not good.'...one should unconditionally carry in the manner of one's father for 3 years in order to feel at ease in one's heart." -Qingping Lui
- loyalty to ones government
- loyalty to ones self
- loyalty to religion
- loyalty to ones parents
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